Virat Kohli makes surprise visit to Oxfordshire village

The globally famous sporting star was discussed on the latest episode of the Tailenders cricket podcast, hosted by Radio 1 presenter Greg James, musician Felix White and England cricketer James Anderson.

The former read out email correspondence from an A-Level student called Amelia on the podcast, who said she lives in a "tiny village in Oxfordshire" and noticed Kohli "randomly visited that village recently" via posts on social media platform Instagram. 

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The location of the village was not disclosed but it was mentioned that the cricketer had also made a trip to Oxford. 

Mr James said: "He was just wandering around. I wonder if he has got a second, or third, or fourth, or fifth or sixth property out in Oxfordshire." 

India's Virat Kohli batting during day four of the ICC World Test Championship Final match at The Oval, London, in 2023 (Image: PA)Mr White added: "I love people being in places you wouldn't expect like, a couple of years ago, Harrison Ford came to Peckham." 

The Tailenders performed a live show at Oxford's New Theatre in October with Mr White telling the Oxford Mail at the time he was returning to the city where he had performed with his band The Maccabees at the Zodiac, now the O2 Academy.

Virat Kohli has scored the most centuries in the history of One Day International cricket with 50, putting him one ahead of fellow Indian great Sachin Tendulkar on the all-time charts. 

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